Martin Scorsese

Speaking of Martin Scorsese, the all-time-great director is also eminently qualified to make an appearance on our list. You can see just from this picture of him standing with Leonardo DiCaprio - who is by no means a giant - that Scorsese isn't tall in stature. His legend in the movie business, however, is ten miles high and counting. Scorsese did more than make Joe Pesci a star - he did the same for Robert De Niro in movies like 'Raging Bull,' and 'Taxi Driver.' Without his influence, all we might know De Niro for is 'Meet the Fockers.'

When he isn't making millions of dollars at the box office, Scorsese is busy picking up awards. He has numerous Oscars and Grammy Awards to his name. If he put them one on top of each other, they'd probably tower over him - Scorsese is a mere 5 foot 4, just as Pesci is. Perhaps that's why so many of his characters are angry short men - they're all extensions of himself!

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